Definition of: query

(kwir′ē) v. ·ried, ·ry·ing v.t.
1. To inquire into; ask about.
2. To ask questions of; interrogate.
3. To express doubt concerning the correctness or truth of, especially, as in printing, by marking with a query.
—v.i.
4. To have or express doubt; question. See synonyms under INQUIRE, QUESTION. [<noun]
—noun plural ·ries
1. An inquiry, or a memorandum of an inquiry, to be answered; a question.
2. A doubt; interrogation: often indicated, as in printing, by the interrogation point (?). See synonyms under INQUIRY, QUESTION. [<L quaere, imperative sing. of quaerere ask]